unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
descendant of a god; heavenly grandson
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
folk beliefs; folk religion
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
an assortment; combination
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
quantity or volume of water
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
such; like that; in that way
to express (in words); to confess
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
diligent student; studious person
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down